"Like a lot of immigrants lately-like a lot of Americans lately-Trevor Noah is mulling life after the United States. Early in this year's Grammys, during an interlude between speeches and performances, the ceremony's host asked Bad Bunny a question: "If things keep getting worse in America, can I come live with you in Puerto Rico?" Bad Bunny grimaced and stated the obvious: Puerto Rico is in America. Noah tried to shush him, saying, "Don't tell them that.""
"One week before the 31-year-old singer and rapper Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio will take the stage at the Super Bowl halftime show, he won three trophies, including the night's final prize, Album of the Year. He was among a raft of stars who spoke out on behalf of immigrants and against ICE from the stage-but his wins, and his words, met the moment in a unique way."
"His first win of the night was for Best Música Urbana Album-a category established in 2022 to celebrate the ascendent strain of Spanish-language popular music of which Bad Bunny is the undisputed king. The award was presented by the Cuban-Dominican-American Saturday Night Live actor Marcello Hernández and the Colombian pop star Karol G, who riffed about the Spanish-language music their parents played around the house when they were kids."
Bad Bunny won three Grammys including Album of the Year, underscoring the mainstream rise of Spanish-language música urbana. The ceremony featured a joking exchange about Puerto Rico's political status that highlighted tensions about American identity. Bad Bunny used acceptance speeches to denounce ICE and insist immigrants are human and American. His Best Música Urbana Album award celebrated a category created in 2022 to honor Spanish-language urban music. Presenters referenced cultural upbringing and suggested the nominees shape the musical environment future generations will inherit at home.
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